Collar.



comm. rPucmon FILED 3.21. 1915 I :Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

SAMUEL emoiv, on NEW YORK, N. it.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed March 27,1915. Serial No. 17,444. A

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GLAxoN, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Collars, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to improvement's'in' turn-down collars,and has specific reference to what are popularly known as soft turn-downcollars as distinguished from stifi' collars which are so renventionresides in substituting for'the usual links heretofore employed forconnecting the meeting edges of a soft turn-down collar, a pair of tabsapplied to the edge portions of the turned over flange of the collar andat the ends thereof, and in having the said tabs provided with buttonholes arranged so as to register with the button holes in the neck bandof a collar when these are connected to the collar button so that thebutton holes of the tab may readily receive the front collar buttonwhich extends through the button holes of the neck band of the collar.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecollar showing a tie applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe end portions of the collar.

The collar comprises a neckband 1 which is provided in the vicinity ofits ends with the usual button-holes 2. An outer fold of material 3isconnected with the upper edge of the neckband 1 in any suitable manner.and is adapted'to lie along the outer side ofthe said neckban'd when thecollar is in position upon a shirt. T abs 4 are attached to the ends ofthe outer. fold 3 and extend down from the upper edge of the band 1. Theend portions of the tabs 4 project beyond the Patented Feb. 1,1916.

; ends of the folds 3 and the lower edges of the said tabs arespacedfrom the lower edge of the fold 3. The tabs 4 are provided withbutton-holes 5 which are adapted to register with the button-holes 2when the collar is in position and all of the said button-holes -mayrece ve the shank of the same'collar button. The baton-holes 5i n thetabs 4 lie beyond the ends of the fold 3 and the upper portions of thetabs 4 are located behlnd the ends of the upper portions of the fold 3.When thecollar is applied the button-holes 2 are passed over the shankof a collar button and the scarf 6 is placed inpositionabout theneckband 1 and under the fold 3.

The said scarf is then-tied'at the front of thecollar and the tabs 4 areassed down. under the fold and the button-holes 5 are passed around theshank of the collar button. Therefore it will-be seen" that the bow ofthe tie is held in proper position at the front of the collar andthe endortions of the fold 3 are held in snug tower the neckband and tlepresence of the said tabs upon the ends 0 t fold from wrinkling orcurling while the collar is being worn. Furthermore it will be seen thatmeans is rovided for securely holding the end portions of thefoldwithout using links or similar devices exposed to view. Furthermoreit will be seen'tha-t the structure of the collar is simple andtherefore it is cheap to manufacture and may be readily-laundriedby'machinery usually employed for this purpose. I

aving described the invention what is claimed is: v

A collar comprising a neckband and an outer fold, theneckband beingprovided with button-holes located in the vicinity of its ends, tabsattached to the end portions of the fold and projecting beyond the endsthereof at points between the upper and lower edges of the fold,saidtabs having button-holes adapted to register with the button-holesin the neckbands In testimony whereof. I atlix mysignature in presenceof two witnesses.

SAMUEL GLAXON. Witnesses:

JOHN A. Bowman, E. Laoonun.

e fold have a. tendency to prevent the

